Prof.Miyuru Chandradasa

Professor Miyuru Chandradasa

MBBS (Colombo), Child Psych AdvCert (Australia), MRCPsych (United Kingdom), MD Psych (Colombo)

Professor in Psychiatry
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Head of the Department
Department of Psychiatry

Specialization

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Research Interests

Awards and Fellowships

Awards and Fellowships

Gold Medal for first place & excellence in the MD Psychiatry examination, The Andrew Sims award (awarded by the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2015).
Gold Medal for first place & excellence in the MD Psychiatry Entrance examination, The Bobby Somasundaram award (awarded by the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, Sri Lanka, 2012)
Gold Medal for Best scientific presentation in the Annual academic sessions of Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists 2014 – Peter & Mable Cooray Memorial award – for ‘Association of Positive Family History with Risk of Violence in Bipolar Affective Disorder.’
Co-author of the paper winning the Gold Medal for Best scientific presentation in the Annual academic sessions of Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists 2021 – Peter & Mable Cooray Memorial award – for ‘Community Prevalence of Depression in Sri Lanka: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific Research 2017: Topiramate’s effectiveness on weight reduction in overweight/obese persons with schizophrenia: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial; awarded in October 2019
Vice Chancellor’s Award 2020 – Outstanding Early Career Researcher in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya – 2nd Place 2020
Vice Chancellor’s Award 2018 – Highest Indexed Publications in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya – 1st Place 2018
Vice Chancellor’s Award 2017 - Most Outstanding Researcher in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya – second place, 2017
Senate Award 2020 for the Indexed Publication’ Early phase child and adolescent psychiatry response after mass trauma Lessons learned from the Easter Sunday attack in Sri Lanka’ at the Senate, the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Senate Award 2019 for the Indexed Publication’ Collaborative networking between regional child mental health, paediatric and educational services in Gippsland, Australia - An online survey’ at the Senate, the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Senate Award 2019 for the Indexed Publication’ Subspecialisation in Postgraduate Psychiatry and Implications for a Resource-Limited Specialised Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service’ at the Senate, the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Senate Award 2019 for the Indexed Publication’ Confluence of Western Psychotherapy and Religious Teachings in Mental Healthcare of an Asian Buddhist Community: Sri Lanka’ at the Senate, the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Senate Award 2018 for the Indexed Publication’ Near-Death Experiences in a Multi-Religious Hospital Population in Sri Lanka’ at the Senate, the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Senate Award 2018 for the Indexed Publication’ Delayed anxiety and depressive morbidity among dengue patients in a multi-ethnic urban setting: first report from Sri Lanka’ at the Senate, the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Senate Award 2017 for the Indexed Publication ‘Topiramate’s effectiveness on weight reduction in overweight/obese persons with schizophrenia: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial’ at the Senate, the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Best Presenter award at the Staff Development Research forum of the Staff Development Programme, accredited by the University Grants Commission (ISO 9001-2008 certified, and SLAB accredited) on 3rd June 2016, awarded by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Best Portfolio Report for the Staff Development Programme, accredited by the University Grants Commission (ISO 9001-2008 certified, and SLAB accredited) on 24th June 2016, awarded by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Second place, competition for the Best-case report presented in the Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka; Colombo, 2016
Third place in the competition for the Best Poster presentation at the International Conference of Asian Federation of Psychiatry Associations; Colombo 2016. For the poster titled ‘Medical comorbidities of autism spectrum disorder in a Sri Lankan Children’s Hospital.’
Second place in the Best Poster presentation competition at the Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, Colombo, 2020. For the poster titled ‘Acute Depressive, Anxiety and Stress Symptomatology associated with Dengue fever in Sri Lanka’.
Third place, competition for the Best Poster presentation at the Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, Colombo 2020; the poster is titled ‘Cerebral mass lesions presenting with mood symptoms to a mental health service: Case series.
Second place, RCPsych Trainee researcher of the year - Junior/Trainee of the year Poster Prize (Education & Training category) at the Royal College of Psychiatrists - International Congress, London, United Kingdom, June 2021. For the poster titled ‘Factor structure of medical students’ attitudes towards psychiatry: Findings from a nationally representative sample from Sri Lanka’.
Gold Medal for Excellence in Paediatrics, Dr Alaric Jayasinghe award, awarded by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, 2009
The distinction in Paediatrics - Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, 2009
The distinction in Microbiology - Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, 2009
Gold Medal for All Island 4th place in Advanced level Bioscience, Dr C.W.W. Kannangara Merit Award, awarded by the Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka, 2002

Orations/Plenary/Guest lectures/Invited Speech

SLMA Dr SC Paul Memorial Orator 2020 – Child Mental Health: Literacy, Burden, Cultural Aspects and Developing Services for Sri Lanka! – 26th July 2020 at the 133rd Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lanka Medical Association.
Guest speaker at the academic sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists 2019, 2021
‘Trauma in children: Experience of a Sri Lankan Child Psychiatrist’, at the 3^rd Biennial Academic Conference of the Sri Lanka College of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, 20^th-21^st December 2019 at the National Institute of Mental Health, Angoda Sri Lanka
‘Balancing Lab and Life’, at the International Conference of the Sri Lanka Academy of Young Scientists (SLAYS), October 2019 at the Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo Sri Lanka
‘The effects of technology on child development’, at the Sri Lanka Association of Child Development (SLACD), the 4th Biennial Conference January 2019 at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Visiting Lecturer on child mental health-related topics for Postgraduates in Critical care and Emergency Medicine at the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
Visiting Lecturer on child mental health-related topics for Intern medical officers and Nursing Students at the National Institute of Mental Health
Visiting Lecturer on child mental health-related topics for Nursing officers in post-basic training at Nursing Training School of the National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Sessions on stress management, coping skills training, learning skills, psychological health related to social media/internet and substance use prevention, at several schools including Royal College Colombo, S Thomas College Mount Lavinia, DS Senanayake College, Musaeus College Colombo, De Mazenod College Kandana and Buddhist Ladies’ College.
Guest speaker at the International Conference of the Sri Lanka Academy of Young Scientists 2019 on Balancing Lab and Life
Guest speaker at the Workshop for Counselling Teachers of the District of Gampaha on Child Mental Health at Regional Director of Health Services, Gampaha 2019
Guest speaker at the Workshop for Public Health Midwives and Public Health Inspectors of the District of Gampaha on Child Mental Health at Regional Director of Health Services, Gampaha, September 2019
Guest speaker at the Workshop for the staff of the anti-leprosy campaign on Child Mental Health at the Chest Hospital, Welisara, October 2019

Publications

Book Chapters and Sectio

Lama Mithuru booklet - 2021 ,Mithuru Wada Potha – Child Trauma Workbook ISBN: 978-624-97815-1-1; DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.22329.4976
Concise Textbook of Paediatrics: Chapter 22 – Child Psychiatry - 2022 In, Shaman Rajindrajith, Sachith Mettananda, Asiri Abeyagunawardena. Concise Textbook of Paediatrics. Colombo: Samudra Book Publications 2022. ISBN: 978-624-203-136-1.
A chapter on infant and child mental health on the Mawu Padaviya Palamu Wasara book.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Rasalingam G, Rajalingam A, Chandradasa M, Nath M. Assessment of mental health problems among adolescents in Sri Lanka: Findings from the cross-sectional Global School-based Health Survey. Health Sci Rep. 2022 Oct 17;5(6):e886. Doi: 10.1002/hsr2.886. PMID: 36262808; PMCID: PMC9576112.
Shoib S, Armiya'u AY, Chandradasa M, Zharkova A, Kolesnyk P, Swed S, Lucero-Prisno DE. Armed assault of Russia on Ukraine and looming danger on regional mental health: a call for action by psychiatrists in conflict settings. Global Mental Health. 2022:1-2.
Shoib S, Chandradasa M, Nahidi M, Amanda TW, Khan S, Saeed F, Swed S, Mazza M, Di Nicola M, Martinotti G, Di Giannantonio M, Armiya’u AY, De Berardis D. Facebook and Suicidal Behaviour: User Experiences of Suicide Notes, Live-Streaming, Grieving and Preventive Strategies-A Scoping Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 11;19(20):13001. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192013001. PMID: 36293584.
Shoib S, Rathnayake L, Badawy MM, Swed S, Saeed F, Chandradasa M. International collaboration to address the inevitable mental health burden in Sri Lanka in the context of the economic crisis. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022 Sep 30;77:103277. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103277. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36202001.
Shoib S, Swed S, Alibrahim H, Ezzdean W, Almoshantaf MB, Chandradasa M. Syria’s fragile mental health services in the midst of conflict and violence: call for action. Med Confl Surviv. 2022 Aug 31:1-5. Doi: 10.1080/13623699.2022.2116552. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36045509.
Shoib S, Siddiqui MF, Saleem SM, Chandradasa M. Sir Michael Rutter: Pioneer, legend, and father of modern child psychiatry. Ind Psychiatry J [Epub ahead of print] [cited 2022 Aug23]. Available from: https://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/preprintarticle.asp?id=353880
Shoib S, Swed S, Alibrahim H, Ezzdean W, Almoshantaf MB, Siddiqui MF, Chandradasa M. Mental health services in Syria: Challenges and opportunities. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022 Aug 17;76:103246. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103246. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35994927.
Shoib, S., Khan, S., Baiou, A., Chandradasa, M. et al. Exposure to violence and the presence of suicidal and self-harm behaviour predominantly in Asian females: scoping review. Middle East Curr Psychiatry 29, 62 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-022-00225-w
Shoib S, Amanda TW, Saeed F, Armiya’u AY, Patel V, Chandradasa M, De Berardis D. Relationship between childhood sexual abuse and suicidal behaviour in South Asian countries: A scoping review. Psychiatry Research Communications. 2022 Aug 11:100066. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100066.
Shoib S, Hussaini SS, Chandradasa M, Saeed F, Khan T, Swed S, Lengvenyte A. Role of pets and animal-assisted therapy in suicide prevention. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Jul 31;80:104153. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104153. PMID: 36045797; PMCID: PMC9422226.
Shoib S, Armiya’u AY, Das N, Hussaini SS, Ahmed EMS, Chandradasa M. Suicide in the context of infodemic during COVID-19 pandemic: A global perspective. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2022 Jul 21:104070. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104070. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35879948; PMCID: PMC9299974.
Shoib S, Armiya’u AY, Roza TH, Saeed F, Swed S, Arif N, Park C, Chandradasa M. Telepsychiatry for conflict-affected settings: Feasibility, ethics, barriers and prospects. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022 Jul 15; 75:103203. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103203. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35870308.
Shoib S, Chandradasa M, Saeed F, Armiya’u AY, Roza TH, Ori D, Jakhar J, Rodrigues-Silva N, Banerjee D. Suicide, Stigma and COVID-19: A Call for Action From Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Front Psychiatry. 2022 Jul 1; 13:894524. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.894524. PMID: 35845441; PMCID: PMC9283681.
Rohanachandra YM, Chandradasa M, Dahanayake DMA. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in a lower-middle-income country: A survey from Sri Lanka. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2022 Jul 1:207640221109162. Doi: 10.1177/00207640221109162. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35775727.
Shoib S, Chandradasa M, Rathnayake L, Usmani S, Saeed F. Children, adolescent, and youth mental health in Sri Lanka in the context of recent violence, COVID-19, and economic crisis: A call for action. The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia. 2022 Jun 8.
Shoib S, Patel V, Khan S, Armiya’u AY, Saeed F, Swed S, Das S, Chandradasa M. Over-the-counter drug use in suicidal/self-harm behaviour: Scoping review. Health Sci Rep. 2022 May 24;5(3): e662. Doi: 10.1002/hsr2.662. PMID: 35620537; PMCID: PMC9128395.
Shoib S, Baiou A, Saleem SM, Chandradasa M, Gaffaz R. Mental health services in conflict areas - An experience from Libya. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022 Apr 9; 73:103106. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103106. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35483240.
Shoib S, Gaffaz R, Mohd Saleem S, Baiou A, Chandradasa M. Libya: mental health challenges a decade after the Arab spring. Med Confl Surviv. 2022 Apr 4:1-5. Doi: 10.1080/13623699.2022.2056953. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35369819.
Rohanachandra YM, Dahanayake DMA, Chandradasa M, Wijetunge S. Factors influencing a career in child and adolescent psychiatry: Views of psychiatry trainees in Sri Lanka. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022 Mar 11; 71:103074. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103074. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35303592.
Gyawali R, Baral A, Upreti D, Yadav CB, Gupta AK, Chandradasa M, Shoib S. Novel report on congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV) following olanzapine exposure during pregnancy: case report and short review. Arch Women’s Ment Health. 2022 Mar 14. doi: 10.1007/s00737-022-01221-z. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35286443.
Shoib S, Saeed F, Dazhamyar AR, Armiya’u AY, Badawy MM, Shah J, Chandradasa M. Women in Afghanistan: a call for action. Lancet Psychiatry. 2022 Mar 7: S2215-0366(22)00039-6. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(22)00039-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35271817.
Shoib S, Philip S, Bista S, Saeed F, Javed S, Ori D, Bashir A, Chandradasa M. Cyber victimisation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A syndemic looming large. Health Sci Rep. 2022 Feb 17;5(2): e528. Doi: 10.1002/hsr2.528. PMID: 35224224; PMCID: PMC8851571.
Shoib S, Essar MY, Saleem SM, Legris Z, Chandradasa M. The children of Afghanistan need urgent mental health support [published online ahead of print, 2022 Feb 18]. Lancet. 2022; S0140-6736(22)00155-6. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00155-6
Shoib S, Bharati-Sinha V, Javed S, Gürcan A, Gürcan G, Das S, Chandradasa M, Saeed F. The disquietude of clozapine continuation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Sci Rep. 2022 Feb 7;5(2): e506. Doi: 10.1002/hsr2.506. PMID: 35155830; PMCID: PMC8820272.
Rathnayake L, Baminiwatta A, Chandradasa M, Fernando L. Depressive morbidity among persons with spinal cord injury in Sri Lanka and the diagnostic utility of the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022 Jan 4; 69:103006. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34999535.
Shoib S, Roza TH, Lai CLE, Armiya’u AY, Saeed F, Kafle B, Chandradasa M. A new paradigm in psychiatry: International research and clinical collaborations of early-career psychiatrists. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022 Mar;69:102982. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102982. PMID: 34972061.
Chandradasa M, Ruwanpriya S, de Silva S, Rathnayake L, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Randomised, placebo-controlled trial on topiramate add-on therapy for weight reduction and symptomatology in overweight/obese persons with schizophrenia. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022 Feb;68:102963. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102963. PMID: 34953219.
Shoib S, Khan MA, Javed S, Das S, Chandradasa M, Soron TR, Saeed F. A possible link between air pollution and suicide? Encephale. 2021 Dec 13:S0013-7006(21)00204-9. doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2021.08.003. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34916076.
Shoib S, Chandradasa M, Saleem SM, Ullah I, Saeed F. Psychiatry in Kashmir: a call for action. Lancet Psychiatry. 2021 Dec;8(12):1031-1032. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00401-6. PMID: 34801119.
Shoib S, Javed S, Alamrawy RG, Nigar A, Das S, Saeed F, Handuleh JIM, Shellah D, Dazhamyar AR, Chandradasa M. Challenges in mental health and psychosocial care in conflict-affected low- and middle-income countries. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022 Jan;67:102894. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102894. Epub 2021 Oct 23. PMID: 34861566.
Chandradasa M, Dahanayake D, Rohanachandra Y. Experience of required foreign specialist training: The lived experiences of Sri Lankan trainee child and adolescent psychiatrists in Australia. Asian J Psychiatr. 2021 Dec;66:102882. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102882. PMID: 34666244.
Mohd Saleem S, Shoib S, Dazhamyar AR, Chandradasa M. Afghanistan: Decades of collective trauma, ongoing humanitarian crises, Taliban rulers, and mental health of the displaced population. Asian J Psychiatr. 2021 Nov;65:102854. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102854. PMID: 34537535.
Dahanayake D, Rajapakse H, Wickramasinghe A, Chandradasa M, Rohanachandra Y, Perera S, Nillo AM, Molodynski A. Psychological well-being and mental health amongst medical undergraduates: A descriptive study assessing more than 1,000 medical students in Sri Lanka. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2022 Sep;68(6):1263-1269. doi: 10.1177/00207640211027211. PMID: 34144652.
Baminiwatta A, Chandradasa M, Dias S, Ediriweera D. Revisiting the ATP 30: the Factor Structure of a Scale Measuring Medical Students' Attitudes Towards Psychiatry. Acad Psychiatry. 2021 Dec;45(6):716-724. doi: 10.1007/s40596-021-01446-7. PMID: 33837515.
Shoib S, Gupta AK, Kar SK, Chandradasa M, Menon V, Ullah I, Thuzar M, Arafat SMY. Asian journal of psychiatry and psychiatry in Asia: Time to reconsider human resources to represent cultural diversity in Asia. Asian J Psychiatr. 2021 Jul 12; 63:102765. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102765. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34273759.
Mahagamage BA, Rathnayake LC, Chandradasa M. Parental perspectives on the lived experience of having a child with autism spectrum disorder in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 2021 Mar 5;50(1):110–115. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v50i1.9411
Masoud AT, Zaazouee MS, Elsayed SM, Ragab KM, Kamal EM, Alnasser YT, Assar A, Nourelden AZ, Istatiah LJ, Abd-Elgawad MM, Abdelsattar AT, Sofy AA, Hegazy DG, Femía VZ, Mendonça AR, Sayed FM, Elmoursi A, Alareidi A, Abd-Eltawab AK, Abdelmonem M, Mohammed OM, Derballa EA, El-Fas KA, Abdel-Daim MM, Abushouk AI; KAP-COVIDGLOBAL Investigators(Miyuru Chandradasa). KAP-COVIDGLOBAL: a multinational survey of the levels and determinants of public knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards COVID-19. BMJ Open. 2021 Feb 23;11(2): e043971. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043971. PMID: 33622949; PMCID: PMC7907623.
Baminiwatta A, Herath NC, Chandradasa M. Cross-Sectional Study on the Association Between Social Media Use and Body Image Dissatisfaction Among Adolescents. Indian J Pediatr. 2021 Jan 14. DOI: 10.1007/s12098-021-03662-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33447933.
Chandradasa M, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine. 2020 Dec 15;29(2):1–4. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljm.v29i2.218
Chandradasa M, De Silva Rajaratne PKDHJL, Kuruppuarachchi CS, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. The living being dead: Cotard syndrome presenting as a dead spirit. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine. 2020 Dec 15;29(2):83-85. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljm.v29i2.197
Chandradasa M, Kuruppuarachchi CS, Rathnayake LC, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Clozapine-induced severe weight loss in resistant schizophrenia managed with risperidone add-on therapy. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2020 Dec 7;11(2):38–39. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i2.8259
Chandradasa M, de Silva S, Rathnayake LC, Kuruppuarachchi CS, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Frontal lobe neuropathology presenting to Mental Health Services. Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine. 2020 Jun 30;7(1), pp. E105 1–6. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8259.
Rathnayake LC, Chandradasa M, Mendis J. Dose-dependent clozapine-induced skin picking and self-injurious behaviour in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine. 2020 Jun 18;29(1):35–8. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljm.v29i1.176.
Rathnayake LC, Chandradasa M. Emotional and behavioural dysregulation in children of health care workers in the frontline of COVID-19 response in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2020 Jun 18;11(1):58–60. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v11i1.8236.
Chandradasa M, Rathnayake LC, Rowel M, Fernando L. Early phase child and adolescent psychiatry response after mass trauma: Lessons learned from the Easter Sunday attack in Sri Lanka. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2020 June 1;66(4):331-334. doi:10.1177/0020764020913314.
Mettananda S, Peiris R, Pathiraja H, Chandradasa M, Bandara D, de Silva U, Mettananda C, Premawardhena A. Psychological morbidity among children with transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia and their parents in Sri Lanka. PLOS ONE. 2020 Feb 11;15(2): e0228733. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228733.
Chandradasa M, Rathnayake L. Retained primitive reflexes in children, clinical implications, and targeted home-based interventions. Nurs Child Young People. 2020;32(1):37–42. doi:10.7748/ncyp. 2019.e1132.
Chandradasa M, Fernando WKTR, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Diagnostic overlap between adolescent affective instability in borderline personality and juvenile bipolar disorder in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2019 Dec 23; 10(2):22-25. DOI: 10.4038/sljpsyc. v10i2.8206.
Chandradasa M, Basu S. Collaborative networking between regional child mental health, paediatric and educational services in Gippsland, Australia: An online survey. Aust J Rural Health. 2019;27(6):571–573. doi:10.1111/ajr.12552.
Chandradasa M, Rathnayake LC. Gender disparity as a threat to the mental well-being of young Sri Lankan women. BJPsych Int. 2019 Nov;16(4):90-92. DOI: 10.1192/bji.2018.29. PMID: 32167095; PMCID: PMC7054333.
Chandradasa M, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Confluence of Western Psychotherapy and Religious Teachings in Mental Healthcare of an Asian Buddhist Community: Sri Lanka. J Relig Health. 2019 Oct;58(5):1471-1476. DOI: 10.1007/s10943-018-0674-3. PubMed PMID: 30054771.
Chandradasa M, Rathnayake LC. Aspects of Moral Character, Civic Purpose, Social Identity in relevance to the Psychological Well-being of Adolescents in Sri Lanka. Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine. 2019 Jul 31; 6(1):1-13. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8243.
Chandradasa M, Fernando WKTR, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Masked presentations of Dissociative Disorder among Sri Lankan Adolescents. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2019 Jun 18; 10(1):25-27. DOI: 10.4038/sljpsyc. v10i1.8197.
Chandradasa M, Rathnayake LC. Immediate-Release Methylphenidate-Associated Recurrent Nasal Bleeding in Siblings. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2019 May/Jun;39(3):284-285. DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000001033. PubMed PMID: 30932948.
Chandradasa M. Suicidal ideation in gay adolescents in the context of cultural stigma and criminalised homosexuality in Sri Lanka. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2019 Feb;65(1):83-84. DOI: 10.1177/0020764018812921. Epub 2018 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 30477379.
Chandradasa M, Champika L. Subspecialisation in Postgraduate Psychiatry and Implications for a Resource-Limited Specialised Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. Acad Psychiatry. 2019 Feb;43(1):135-139. DOI: 10.1007/s40596-018-0920-8. Epub 2018 Apr 18. PMID: 29671220.
Chandradasa M, Champika L. Transcultural factors related to depressive psychopathology in Sri Lankan migrants living in Australia. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2018 May 1; 64(3):303-304. DOI: 10.1177/0020764017752970. PubMed PMID: 29322863.
Chandradasa M, Hettiarachchi D, Fernando R, Gunathilake M, Wijetunge S, Tennakoon A. A Juvenile Sex Offender with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Clinical and Nursing Research. 2018;2(1):13-6.
Chandradasa M, Champika L. Psychopathology among war-affected Children and Lessons from Sri Lanka on Culturally Relevant Management. J Pediatr Women’s Healthcare. 2018; 1 (1):1006.
Chandradasa M, Champika L. Reincarnation Type Presentations of Children with High-Functioning Autism in Sri Lanka. EXPLORE. 2018 May 1;14(3):230-3. DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2017.09.011. PubMed PMID: 29602719.
Chandradasa M, Champika L. Improving mental health access to multi-religious university students in diverse cultures. Psychiatr Danub. 2018 Mar;30(1):113. PubMed PMID: 29546870.
Chandradasa M, Williams S. High-functioning autism in a Sri Lankan youth with Langer-Giedion syndrome. Psychiatr Genet. 2018 Mar 13. DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0000000000000195. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29538090.
Chandradasa M, Champika L. Commentary: Measuring Depression in a Non-Western War-Affected Displaced Population: Measurement Equivalence of the Beck Depression Inventory. Front Psychol. 2018 Apr 18; 9:566. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00566. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29722365; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5915800.
Gunathilaka N, Chandradasa M, Champika L, Siriwardana S, Wijesooriya L. Delayed anxiety, and depressive morbidity among dengue patients in a multi-ethnic urban setting: first report from Sri Lanka. Int J Ment Health Syst. 2018 May 2; 12:20. DOI: 10.1186/s13033-018-0202-6. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29743940; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5930431.
Chandradasa M, Rathnayake LC. How the West can help to develop mental health services in resource-limited settings. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2018 Sep;64(6):610-611. DOI: 10.1177/0020764018785402. Epub 2018 Jun 28. PubMed PMID: 29952238.
Chandradasa M, Rathnayake LC. Social Media Use of Adolescents as a Component of the Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment. J Pediatr Women’s Healthcare. 2018; 1 (2):1010.
Chandradasa M, Rathnayake L. Socio-cultural and neurobiological perspectives of betel nut chewing in schizophrenia. Asian J Psychiatr. 2018 Aug 8; 37:38-39. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2018.08.002. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30107314.
Chandradasa M, Wijesinghe C, Kuruppuarachchi KALA, Perera M. Near-Death Experiences in a Multi-Religious Hospital Population in Sri Lanka. J Relig Health. 2018 Oct;57(5):1599-1605. DOI: 10.1007/s10943-017-0442-9. PubMed PMID: 28669110.
Chandradasa M, Champika L. The use of aripiprazole for tic disorders in children and adolescents and implications for resource-limited settings in the developing world. Psychiatry research. 2018 May; 263:298. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.09.090. PubMed PMID: 29217294.
Chandradasa M, Champika L, Hettiarachchi D, Wijetunge S, Mendis J. Serious bodily harm related to Obsessions from Sri Lanka. Psychiatr Danub. 2017 Mar; 29(1):81-83. PubMed PMID: 28291978.
Chandradasa M, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Child and youth mental health in post-war Sri Lanka. BJPsych Int. 2017 May 1;14(2):36-37. DOI: 10.1192/s2056474000001756. PMID: 29093936; PMCID: PMC5618812.
Chandradasa M, Champika L. Fluoxetine-Induced Severe Oral Ulceration in a 13-Year-Old Girl. J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol. 2017 Jun; 27(5):469-470. Doi: 10.1089/cap.2016.0188. Epub 2017 Mar 9. PubMed PMID: 28277790.
Chandradasa M, Kuruppuarachchi KA. Unusual sexual behaviour associated with female depression. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2017 Jun 27; 8(1):32-34. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v8i1.8137.
Chandradasa M, Hettiarachchi D, Rohanachandra Y, Wijetunge S. A one-year follow-up study of persistent motor tic disorder treated with risperidone in a children’s hospital in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 2017 Jun 5; 46(2): pp.133–138. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v46i2.8269.
Chandradasa M, Champika L. Zoophilia in an adolescent with high-functioning autism from Sri Lanka. Australasian Psychiatry. 2017 Oct;25(5):486-8. Doi: 10.1177/1039856217715997. PubMed PMID: 28714321.
Chandradasa M, Rodrigo A. Internet Gaming Disorder among Adolescents. Indian J Pediatr. 2017 Aug; 84(8):651-652. Doi: 10.1007/s12098-017-2348-7. PubMed PMID: 28439799.
Chandradasa M, Rohanachandra Y, Dahanayake D, Hettiarachchi D, Gunathilake M, Fernando R, Wijetunge S. A comparative study on medical comorbidities among children with autism spectrum disorder and controls in a children’s hospital. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 2017 Sep 5; 46(3):262-266. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljch.v46i3.8329
Chandradasa M, Champika L, de Silva S, Kuruppuarachchi K. Topiramate’s effectiveness on weight reduction in overweight/obese persons with schizophrenia: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Sep 20; 18: 435. doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2162-6.
Chandradasa M, Champika L. Racism toward Mental Health Workers. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2017 Nov 1; 55(11):5. DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20171016-02. PubMed PMID: 29084338.
Chandradasa M, Champika L, Amarasuriya M, Wijelakshman P, Bandara S, Ranaweera T, Fernando L. A comparative study of subjective experiences related to driving among outpatient psychotropic users and controls in Ragama, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2016 Jun 29; 7(1): pp.23–25. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v7i1.8100.
Chandradasa M, Rowel M, Champika L, Williams S. Prolonged Delirium in a Tertiary Care Psychiatry Unit in Sri Lanka. Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine. 2016 Sep; 3 (E28): pp.1–5. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8092.
Chandradasa M, Champika L, Rajapakse TN. Association of family history of bipolar disorder with risk of violence in inpatient mania: a cohort study. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2016 Dec 9; 7(2), pp.12–15. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v7i2.8113.
Rohanachandra Y, Chandradasa M, Hettiarachchi D, Fernando R, Gunathilake M, Wijetunge S. Clinical presentation, and comorbidities of obsessive-compulsive disorders in children and adolescents presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2016 Dec 9; 7(2): pp.16–19. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v7i2.8114.
Chandradasa M, Champika L, Gunathillaka K, Mendis J. Association of duration of untreated psychosis and functional level, in first episode of schizophrenia attending an outpatient clinic in Sri Lanka. Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine. 2016 Dec 27; 3 (E33): pp.1–6. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8112.
Chandradasa M, Champika L, Mendis S, Fernando F. Female offenders with Psychiatric disorders. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2015 June; 6(1): pp.32–34. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v6i1.8060.
Chandradasa M, Champika L, Kotalawala S, Seneviratne S, Siriwardene G, Perera H. Tardive Dyskinesia in an 8-year-old child. Sri Lanka Journal of Psychiatry. 2014 Dec; 5(2), pp.24–26. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljpsyc.v5i2.7819.

Publications in Conference Proceedings (Oral and Poster Presentations)

Chandradasa M, Champika L. Prevalence of adverse effects in outpatient Clozapine users. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2013 Kandy Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Champika L, Rajapakse TN. Association of Positive Family History with Risk of Violence in Bipolar Affective Disorder. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2014 Kandy Sri Lanka (Won the Gold Medal for the best scientific paper).
Chandradasa M, Mendis BJ, Champika L, Gunathilake KDK, De Silva DKJ, Fernando DLIU. Duration of Untreated Psychosis association with Functional level & Treatment Response of Schizophrenia Patients in a Tertiary Care Clinic. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2014 Kandy Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Mendis BJ, Champika L, Gunathilake KDK, De Silva DKJ, Fernando DLIU. Duration of Untreated Psychosis association with Functional level & Treatment Response of Schizophrenia Patients in a Tertiary Care Clinic. Proceedings of the World Psychiatric Association Conference, 2015, Madrid, Spain.
Chandradasa M, Mendis BJ, Champika L, Gunathilake KDK. Case Report: ‘Mysterious finger’ OCD presenting as Disgust Sensitivity. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2014 Kandy Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Mendis BJ, Champika L, Gunathilake KDK. Case Report: ‘Mysterious finger’ OCD presenting as Disgust Sensitivity. Proceedings of the World Psychiatric Association Conference, 2015, Madrid, Spain.
Gunathilake KDK, Mendis BJ, Chandradasa M. Case Report: Darier’s disease associated with schizophrenia: a case report. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2014 Kandy Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Mendis BJ, Champika L, Gunathilake KDK, Vinod HLP, Jayalath JANS. Association of Antipsychotic use pattern with Functional level & Residual Symptoms of Schizophrenia in a Sri Lankan Clinic. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2014 Kandy Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Champika L, Mendis TSS, Fernando N. Female offenders with Psychiatric disorders. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2015 Colombo Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Hettiarachchi D, Gunatilake M, Fernando R, Wijetunge S. Case Report: A juvenile sex offender with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Proceedings of the Annual Academic Sessions, College of Forensic Pathologists of Sri Lanka, March 2016, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Champika L, Amarasinghe M, Bandara S, Ranaweera T, Wijelakshman P, Fernando L. Drivers with psychiatric disorders treated at an outpatient clinic in Teaching hospital Ragama. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Asian Federation of Psychiatry associations, 2016 Colombo Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Hettiarachchi D, Rohanachandra Y, Dahanayake D, Gunatilake M, Fernando R, Wijetunge S. Medical comorbidities of autism spectrum disorder in a Sri Lankan Children’s Hospital. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Asian Federation of Psychiatry associations, 2016 Colombo Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Hettiarachchi D, Rohanachandra Y, Gunatilake M, Fernando R, Wijetunge S. The Phenomenology & Comorbidities of Tic disorders in Children & Adolescents of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Asian Federation of Psychiatry associations, 2016 Colombo Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Hettiarachchi D, Rohanachandra Y, Gunatilake M, Fernando R, Wijetunge S. Clinical presentation & Comorbidities of Obsessive-compulsive disorders in Children & Adolescents presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Asian Federation of Psychiatry associations, 2016 Colombo Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M,Champika L. Zoophilia in an adolescent with high-functioning autism from Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2017 Colombo Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Unusual sexual behaviour associated with female depression. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2017 Colombo Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Dias M, Amarasuriya M, Hettiarachchi D, Wijetunge S. Psychotropic use in Neurodevelopmental disorders in a children’s hospital in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2017 Colombo Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Dias M, Amarasuriya M, Hettiarachchi D, Wijetunge S. Psychotropic use in Neurodevelopmental disorders in a children’s hospital in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists’ Conference – Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2017 Adelaide Australia.
Chandradasa M, Champika L. Zoophilia in an adolescent with high-functioning autism from Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Conference – Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2017 Adelaide Australia.
Chandradasa M, Champika L, Williams S. High-functioning autism spectrum disorder in a youth with Langer-Giedion Syndrome. Proceedings of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Conference – Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2017 Adelaide Australia.
Chandradasa M, Rathnayake L. Child Mental Health literacy among Teachers and Parents of Preschool Children in a multi-cultural urban region of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the Thematic congress of the World Psychiatric Association, 2018 Melbourne, Australia.
Chandradasa M, Basu S. A professionals’ opinion survey on a decade of collaboration between Child mental health, Paediatric and Educational services in Regional Victoria, Australia. Proceedings of the Thematic congress of the World Psychiatric Association, 2018 Melbourne, Australia.
Chandradasa M, Rathnayake L. Gay adolescents presenting to a mental health service in the context of cultural stigma and criminalised homosexuality. Proceedings of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists Conference – Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 2018 Perth, Australia.
Basu S, Konidaris M, Chandradasa M, Kasiannan P, Raykar V. Culturally Sensitive Practice in Child and Family Mental Health. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 2019 Apr 1 (Vol. 53, pp. 126-127).
Fernando WKTR, Chandradasa M, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Masked presentations of Dissociative Disorder among Sri Lankan Adolescents. Proceedings of the 11th Conference of the SAARC Psychiatric Federation and the 16th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2019 Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Chamara JMDG, Kuruppuarachchi CS, Chandradasa M, Chandrakumara A, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Cerebral mass lesions presenting with mood symptoms to a mental health service: Case series. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2020 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Wijesinghe T, Rupasinghe T, Gunathilake N, Chandradasa M. Acute Depressive, Anxiety and Stress symptomatology associated with Dengue fever in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2020 Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Wickramarathna TN, Chamara JMDG, Kuruppuarachchi CS, Chandradasa M, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Frontal lobe seizure presenting as disorganised behaviour to a mental health service: A case report. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2020 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Gunasekera T, Chandradasa M. Depressive, anxiety, and stress morbidity among physicians in Sri Lankan hospitals. Proceedings of the 17th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2020 Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Kotalawala W. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in Sri Lanka. IACAPAP Bulletin. 2020 Sep; 59:12-16. (Newsletter)
Baminiwatta A, Chandradasa M, Ediriweera D, Dias S. Factor structure of medical students’ attitudes towards psychiatry: Findings from a nationally representative sample from Sri Lanka. BJPsych Open. 2021; 7(S1), S124-S125. doi:10.1192/bjo.2021.360
Alwis I, Baminiwatta A, Chandradasa M. Community Prevalence of Depression in Sri Lanka:
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2021 Kandy Sri Lanka (Won the Gold Medal for the best scientific paper).
Ranasinghe HKTM, Kuruppuarachchi CS, Chandradasa M, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Comorbid impulse control disorders: Two cases of depression in disguise. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2021 Kandy Sri Lanka.
Ranasinghe HKTM, Kuruppuarachchi CS, Chandradasa M, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: A rare cause of behavioural disturbance in children. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2021 Kandy Sri Lanka.
Ranasinghe HKTM, Kuruppuarachchi CS, Chandradasa M, Kuruppuarachchi KALA. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the guise of depression; two case reports. Proceedings of the Annual Academic sessions, Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2021 Kandy Sri Lanka.
Chandradasa M, Williams S, Sumanasiri S, Selliah S, Gunarathne P, Ravindran N, Paric A, Kuruppuarachchi K, Ravindran A. Acceptability of a web-based Character Strengths Module for early adolescent school children. Proceedings of the 19th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2022 Negombo, Sri Lanka.

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